Hungary Wants More Children, But Won’t Ban Abortion

By

Veronika Gulyas

Feb 25, 2011 1:00 am CET

Hungary won’t ban abortion in its new constitution, contrary to initial plans. Still, the country’s government wants to see more children and will use other means than a constitutional ban on abortion to achieve it.

“Banning abortion in Hungary isn’t a possibility and it’s nobody’s intention,” Gergely Gulyas, Fidesz MP and vice-president of the parliament committee in charge of drafting a new constitution, told New Europe.

“Therefore, although the fetus is protected, this protection is not unconditional, and eventually observes the woman’s freedom to make decisions,” he said.